There was a lot of controversy about this event weeks before and trouble was expected and they planned to move the rally to a larger area due to the number of people expected.

http://www.dailyprogress.com/n...6d-63c9ea503128.html

These events are nothing more than Saturday Night Fights. And yes, now there are two State Troopers dead that were providing protection I assume since they were in the area.

Charlottesville has a real problem with all the lefty's having their way. While driving through there every two weeks, it is a rare occasion to see a police officer and the people driving around are in another world. It is worst than driving in Boston.

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Originally posted by Kevbo:
Yes, the spin on this is sickening already. It's helping me cull an already significantly truncated Facebook friends list

I'm in the process of running a bulk delete of my Facebook posts. All of my Facebook posts, save the one saying I'm taking a hiatus. Once that's done I'm locking my account for a while. When I eventually come back I will be trimming my "friends" list back with a vengeance.

I've keep certain on-line acquaintances as "friends" for the variety of points-of-view. But the reactions to events in Charlottesville on the parts of some of them has been too annoying for words.

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Originally posted by 46and2:
But this *is* pretty funny:

It wasn't in the least bit funny.

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Originally posted by Dusty78:
In my opinion if you are down there to protest on either side you are probably an asshole. Bunch of fucking drama queens wanting attention or to "be part of the action." Protestors nowadays can go eat a bag of dicks. Most of these shitbags do it just so they have something to post on social media to give their worthless lives some degree of relevance or interest.

I bet this is exactly what this officer wants to be doing today.

Jesus, that's a lot different than the rally was supposed to be

No one should be surprised. We've been saying for some time now that this was coming. OK, it's here.


We can now see a sharp polarization happening in the wake of this incident. These are the kinds of things that can breed enmity to the point of a shooting war.
I'm not saying that that's what's going to happen, or at least happen anytime soon (the tension and hatred simmered for decades before the Civil War), but we seem to be hitting all the marks along the way. I keep going back to Lincoln's 'House Divided' speech, in which he said of the United States that it must become all one thing, or all another. These issues- many of which are in reality non-issues, created by the Left- will at some point need to be settled once and for all, and I fear that just as with the circumstances leading up to the Civil War, the only answer is going to be blood.

I say this in all sincerity, and as someone who in years past would have never said such things.

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Originally posted by cmr076:
Jesus, that's a lot different than the rally was supposed to be

Also, I think it is fair to point out, that might not be the general feel of the rally. The media is really good at taking photos from certain angles to show groups that prop up the agenda that they are pushing.

If that was the scope of the rally, then it is what it is. If that is some creative camera work, then it shouldn't surprise us.

I'll also be first to admit that I am skeptical of EVERYTHING that I see at rallys, town halls, etc. Both sides have gotten really good at putting plants in, and trying to manipulate the narrative of what the rally is supposed to be about, that I look at things and just shake my head.

I hate Charlottesville Nazi's

Also, let me add that I don't appreciate these Nazi sons o' bitches appropriating the Confederate Flag.

Charlottesville, Virginia is the site of this weekend’s “Unite The Right” rally, an event that drew white nationalists from all over the country to the city. Since April 2017, when the Charlotte City Council first voted to remove a bronze equestrian Robert E. Lee sculpture, the city has been the site of alt-right protests and Ku Klux Klan rallies.

This was about the removal of a statue.

Breitbart says the it was white supremacists and the KKK. Maybe these are the groups who were willing to take it to the streets, but there is a huge (and still growing) resentment to the left attacks on Western Civilization and all that remains of America's founding principles of Liberty. The fact that the left continues to redefine this as some kind of White Supremacy movement further angers the good American people.

Clearly the left is playing with matches near a gas can.

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Originally posted by parabellum:
No one should be surprised. We've been saying for some time now that this was coming. OK, it's here.


We can now see a sharp polarization happening in the wake of this incident. These are the kinds of things that can breed enmity to the point of a shooting war.
I'm not saying that that's what's going to happen, or at least happen anytime soon (the tension and hatred simmered for decades before the Civil War), but we seem to be hitting all the marks along the way. I keep going back to Lincoln's 'House Divided' speech, in which he said of the United States that it must become all one thing, or all another. These issues- many of which are in reality non-issues, created by the Left- will at some point need to be settled once and for all, and I fear that just as with the circumstances leading up to the Civil War, the only answer is going to be blood.

I say this in all sincerity, and as someone who in years past would have never said such things.

My dad and I had this conversation last night and I am sure to have it throughout the day at our family reunion. Basically, I think we will look back at this as one of the many catalysts for precipitating violence. I will say that you can only poke "whitey" in the eye so many times before he is just plain fed up with it. The protest was about taking down a statue of Robert E. Lee and the renaming of a park. Those that were against the removal of the statue had a valid permit to hold their rally which was protected by the 1st Amendment and supported by a USSC decision about 40 years ago. The other group did not obtain a permit. They just showed up in droves with riot gear, insults, rocks, and hate. So far, none of the news outlets, nor politicians (except Trump) are looking into how this all began. If not for the "counter-protesters", there would only have been a bunch of white folks that appreciate their heritage (much like other groups in this country), and nobody would have taken a second glance at those standing around doing nothing. BUT, lefties cannot allow whites to have a heritage. They insist on removing statues and selectively choosing what is racist (which for those who don't have a clue, is everything).

The antifa/BLM came to town with only one motive. To provoke an attack of some sort against their group. They have been using this tactic for many years with great success and yesterday was no different. They are the ones controlling the narratives in the news and people all over are gobbling it up. They want you to get emotional about it.

As to the general mood in the area: most folks are fed up with being told they are racist, sexist, or whatever other "ist" is in fashion that week. Again, you can't go around stomping toes and not expect to be laid out on your ass. There are many that have reached a point that they really don't care how they are perceived anymore because regardless, people are going to see them as racists. May as well be what they are telling us we are, if you will. Violence is just going to be the next step in dealing with all of the shit that has been compounding over the last 8 years.

In my opinion, all this BS about removing statues, monuments, etc is all about revisionist history.

I have heard a lot of comments, speeches, etc about various aspects of our national history that are completely untrue. American history has been the target of certain groups for a long time, and it continues to spread, like cancer!.

Simply put, if certain groups decide they do not like certain things, facts, etc those groups will do what is necessary to remove or change such things.

Our centers of learning have become indoctrination centers! Revisionist history reigns supreme because it has become a tool for damaging the USA.

And it is not all that new.

I honestly do think it will eventually lead to widespread violence. The left just WILL NOT back down until they have placed every American under their boot of socialism. I am sick of being called names just based on my skin color and gender.

The violence will come, and it will be bad. My only hope is that I am young enough to participate to help put and end to this nonsense.

Anyone remember the good old days when these idiots would come into town to demonstrate and the only audience were the police there to protect them because everyone else was smart enough to ignore them until the got bored and went away?

They want conflict and that is exactly what they got and in doing so are back on the national stage and all over the news.

Those of you who are much smarter than I am, or who just think they are, I have a question. I've watched the guy in the car several times and from the 2 different angles provided. I don't think the car being driven hit the protestors. I could be wrong here, but it looked to me like he hit another car, which in turn then hit a 3rd that finally rammed into the pedestrians. Has anyone bothered to view those videos?

Of course I didn't see the car ram the police in the air, either.

So what I'm asking is did anyone see the car in question ram into a crowd, or did they see the car ram another car? Did they see that car hit people, or did they see it hit a 3rd car? Did that 3rd car hit pedestrians?

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Those that were against the removal of the statue had a valid permit to hold their rally which was protected by the 1st Amendment and supported by a USSC decision about 40 years ago. The other group did not obtain a permit. They just showed up in droves with riot gear, insults, rocks, and hate.

Pretty much sums it up.
Neo Nazis have been having rallies for literally decades, and we all just laughed at or ignored their pathetic ignorance.

What has changed ? The new militancy of the Left that, driven by an assumed moral superiority, makes them feel "justified" in using violence.

Of course the devil is always in the details, and this does not excuse the ONE INDIVIDUAL who drove his car into the crowd. Fry that bastard!

Watch the video that presents the back view....he goes through protestors and hits the car

From the one angle you can't see the car he hits (which is why the front of his car was so damaged....initially I only saw this video and thought the damage was from people)

From the other angle you can't see all the people he hits

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Originally posted by rburg:
Those of you who are much smarter than I am, or who just think they are, I have a question. I've watched the guy in the car several times and from the 2 different angles provided. I don't think the car being driven hit the protestors. I could be wrong here, but it looked to me like he hit another car, which in turn then hit a 3rd that finally rammed into the pedestrians. Has anyone bothered to view those videos?

Of course I didn't see the car ram the police in the air, either.

So what I'm asking is did anyone see the car in question ram into a crowd, or did they see the car ram another car? Did they see that car hit people, or did they see it hit a 3rd car? Did that 3rd car hit pedestrians?

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Originally posted by rburg:
Those of you who are much smarter than I am, or who just think they are, I have a question. I've watched the guy in the car several times and from the 2 different angles provided. I don't think the car being driven hit the protestors. I could be wrong here, but it looked to me like he hit another car, which in turn then hit a 3rd that finally rammed into the pedestrians. Has anyone bothered to view those videos?

Of course I didn't see the car ram the police in the air, either.

So what I'm asking is did anyone see the car in question ram into a crowd, or did they see the car ram another car? Did they see that car hit people, or did they see it hit a 3rd car? Did that 3rd car hit pedestrians?

There are pretty clear pics on the web, and posted earlier in this thread, that show people bouncing, flipping and flying off the car in question. There is also a video linked in this thread, taken near the point of impact with the white car, that shows a person being vaulted off the offenders car and flying over and onto the hood of the white car. This asshole most certainly plowed through a crowd before rear ending the other car and should be dragged through the streets and hung from a lamp post.

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Originally posted by Sig2340:
I was relating the Foxnews.com headline at the time.

It is still a subheadline on Foxnews.com: Charlottesville white nationalist rally blamed for 3 deaths, dozens of injuries.

When you read this headline that's still there, did you believe it?

Common sense is appreciated

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Originally posted by Rightwire:
Anyone remember the good old days when these idiots would come into town to demonstrate and the only audience were the police there to protect them because everyone else was smart enough to ignore them until the got bored and went away?

They want conflict and that is exactly what they got and in doing so are back on the national stage and all over the news.

I was reading comments on a new article and someone said "Put a boxer in a ring by himself and he will have no one to fight."

This is so true. Let both sides have there little march. As long as they dont obstruct traffic, destroy property etc. who cares. This im going to counter protest your protest is ridiculous. You would think there would be more black groups counter protesting rather than the white professional protesters.

Just more of Zippy the Wonder Putz's legacy.